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Political activism has such enormous potential For good and bad, and it's rarely obvious which policies are "correct". For example, it's possible for two entir
by orangecat 6y ago
Political activism has such enormous potential
For good and bad, and it's rarely obvious which policies are "correct". For example, it's possible for two entirely well-meaning people to come to opposite conclusions on issues like nuclear power or international trade. They could both spend their time and money trying to influence governments and end up with a net effect of zero (really negative after transaction costs), or they could pay for malaria nets and almost certainly save lives.
- morsch 6y agoLeaving the politics to the non-well-meaning people? I suppose this wouldn't change much if their influence were a net zero, too, but I don't believe it is.
- fighterpilot 6y agoThe problem is most (not all) political activism is rather domestic, symbolic, parochial and tribal compared to the possibility of reducing millions of out-of-sight preventable deaths in poorer countries. And the people engaged in it don't realize that, their focus is on what's been in the domestic news cycle and what's important to their immediate surroundings.